Chaffee, West Virginia

Chaffee is an extinct town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

History

A post office called Chaffee was established in 1883, closed in 1886, reopened in 1895, and reclosed in 1916.^[2] The town was named for Jerome B. Chaffee, a senator and railroad promoter.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chaffee, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 162.

Municipalities and communities of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Keyser
City	Keyser
Towns	Carpendale Elk Garden Piedmont Ridgeley
CDPs	Burlington Fort Ashby Wiley Ford
Other localities	Ackerman Antioch Barnum Beryl Blaine Chaffee Champwood Claysville Cross Dans Run Emoryville Forge Hill Fountain Gerstell Gleason Hampshire Harrison Hartmansville Headsville Keymont Knobmount Laurel Dale Limestone Markwood Nethkin New Creek Noswad Oakmont Patterson Creek Reeses Mill Ridgeville Rocket Center Russelldale Short Gap Skyline Sulphur City Wagoner West Virginia Central Junction
Ghost towns	Schell‡ Shaw Wabash
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°24′23″N 79°09′44″W / 39.40639°N 79.16222°W / 39.40639; -79.16222

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